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Assam · Assembly Constituency 66 · 1996

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Winner — 1996

ZOII NATH SARMAH
AGP· United Front
AGP 50.0%INC 44.1%8 others 5.9%
Votes
42,877
50.0% share
Winning margin
5,000
5.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
77.4%
of 1,10,863

A clear win with a 5.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ZOII NATH SARMAH
AGP
United Front
42,87750.0%
2
MADHAB RAJBANGSHI
INC
INC
37,87744.1%
3
KARUNA MEDHI
BJP
BJP
2,3412.7%
4
BINANDA SAIKIA
JD
United Front
8391.0%
5
OMAR FARUQUE
IND
6910.8%
6
SAHANUR ALI
AIIC(T)
6650.8%
7
MONORANJAN SARMA
IND
2420.3%
8
JITEN BARUA
IND
1320.1%
9
PURANDAR SAHARIA
IND
890.1%
10
RABINDRA NATH HAZARIKA
IND
700.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (84th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.2% · max 58.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
84th of 126

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 126

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
68th of 126

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AGP 50.0%INC 44.1%OTH 5.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

This seat number was reused from 2026. The district and local data on file describe the seat as contested from 2026, so they are not shown for earlier elections.

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